Cognizant  has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Garuda Aerospace, to power its drones with advanced digital capabilities, thus bringing innovative solutions for enterprises aiming to achieve greater agility, productivity, and overall outcomes. 

"We are excited to collaborate with Garuda Aerospace, combine our deep industry knowledge with capabilities such as advanced data analytics, real-time insights and software development to elevate drone-based solutions and new use cases for enterprises across sectors," said, Achal Kataria, Vice President & India Country Head, Cognizant.

He further added, "Drone services are one of the fastest growing technology segments with the potential to provide extraordinary value to industries such as agriculture, manufacturing, energy and utilities, retail and logistics."

Cognizant and Garuda Aerospace will provide drone-based management and monitoring offerings to several business sectors. For the agriculture sector, it provides intelligent water and soil management, crop spraying, aerial planting, etc.

For energy and utilities, an aerial intelligence solution helps in asset inspection, storm impact assessment, and fire safety, among other operational areas. In warehouse management, drones can be used for inventory audits, product tracking, video surveillance, and even help move lightweight objects. These solutions will also enable businesses to achieve sustainability by increasing efficiency in the use of resources.

"This collaboration with Cognizant will further enhance our ‘Made in India' drones with world-class technologies and catalyse new, innovative solutions to help clients and their customers around the world," said, Agnishwar Jayaprakash, Founder &CEO, Garuda Aerospace. Garuda Aerospace boasts a fleet of 400 drones and a well-trained team of over 500 pilots in 26 cities across the country.

The collaboration will provide Cognizant associates across its service lines, including, analytics, and IoT, among others, the opportunity to work on drone projects and real-life applications.  Additionally, associates keen to become trained drone pilots will have access to Garuda Aerospace's training facilities.